Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald

•Birth Place: Newport News, Virginia

•Birthday: April 25th, 1917

•Career: Singer (not a musician)

Her Career

Ella was a singer and would also dance. (She entered the Apollo’s Amateur night as a dancer…but she chickened out and sang instead….the rest is music history).

Ella's movies consisted of "Ride 'Em Cowboy" where she played a maid named Ruby in 1942, "Pete Kelly's

Blues" where she played Maggie Jackson, a nightclub singer, in 1955, "St. Louis

Blues" where she played herself in 1958, and "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"

where she played Flora, a drug addicted singer in 1960.

Most Memorable Moments

Ella Fitzgerald's most memorable moments included her duets with world famous jazz

vocalist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong. They collaborated for the Verve Records, a Universal Music Group. Fitzgerald and Armstrong are still

known as a magical jazz pair to this day.

AWARDS

Ella Fitzgerald has won 46 awards, including:

Ella Fitzgerald has won 46 awards, including:

11 Grammy Awards

7 Awards in Theatre Performances

Featured in 2 Magazines

5 awards in the Arts

1 Postal Stamp

20 Other Significant Awards

11 Grammy Awards

7 Awards in Theatre Performances

Featured in 2 Magazines

5 awards in the Arts

1 Postal Stamp

20 Other Significant Awards

Bonus Fast Facts

Nickname: “Lady Ella” and “First Lady of Song”Death date: June 15, 1996

Death place: Beverly Hills, Calif.

Married: Benny Kornegay (1939-1940), Ray Brown (1946-1952)

Children: Ray Brown, Jr.Grandchildren: Alice Brown

Favorite sports teams: (Los Angeles) Dodgers, Lakers

Throughout her career, Ella recorded at least 200 albums.

Nickname: “Lady Ella” and “First Lady of Song”Death date: June 15, 1996

Death place: Beverly Hills, Calif.

Married: Benny Kornegay (1939-1940), Ray Brown (1946-1952)

Children: Ray Brown, Jr.Grandchildren: Alice Brown

Favorite sports teams: (Los Angeles) Dodgers, Lakers

Throughout her career, Ella recorded at least 200 albums.

References

WWW.ELLAFITZGERALD.COM

THE ESTATE OF ELLA FITZGERALDCMG WORLDWIDE

10500 CROSSPOINT BLVD.INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46256

317-570-5000

R.I.P. First Lady of Song